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Up the garden path

Fortnum and Mason never shies away from advertising its heritage as a national institution, but with their summer windows they're in danger of caricaturing themselves - and us. We're in an English country garden where characters from a PG Wodehouse novel might nibble delicately at cucumber sandwiches and sip afternoon tea on the immaculate lawn. If only. Hats destined for Ascot and ingredients for a summer picnic lie before giant topiary, shaped into teapots and candelabra, and imperious garden gates. The English cliches are charming, of course, but remember to take them with a pinch of salt. Holly Kyte
Designed by Paul Symes

FIRST POSTED JULY 9, 2007